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legal official

NOUN
judge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority court critic expert inspector justice referee
STRONG
adjudicator appraiser arbiter assessor bench chancellor conciliator evaluator honor intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary magistrate marshal moderator negotiator ombudsman peacemaker reconciler umpire warden
WEAK
justice of peace magister
NOUN
jurisprudent
Synonyms
WEAK
adjudicator appraiser arbiter assessor authority bench chancellor conciliator court critic evaluator expert honor inspector intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary jurist justice justice of peace justice of the peace magister magistrate marshal moderator negotiator peacemaker reconciler referee umpire warden

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Marco Simons, another Greenpeace legal official, said "speaking out against corporations that cause environmental harm should never be deemed unlawful."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

A legal official with the Israeli military said the strike was under review.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

Appeals of her convictions on election fraud, breaching the country’s official secrets act and five other corruption charges are still being processed, the legal official said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

We also know that the effort to seek a search warrant was signed off by the head of the justice department - the attorney general - who is the country's top legal official.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

The Duke bowed with extreme politeness to the wife of a legal official, and his face became a little less grave.

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de